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Game Times Drop as Pitch Clock Revolutionizes MLB

9/30/2025

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The season's average nine-inning game time reached 2:38, up 2 minutes.
Now in its third year, the pitch clock reduced from 3:04 (2022) to 2:40 (2023) with PitchCom.
The lowest average was 2:36 in 2024, the lowest since 1984.
Three games this year lasted 3:30+, a drop from 391 in 2021; 3 hours first topped in 2016.

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Story summary

The season's average nine-inning game time reached 2:38, up 2 minutes.
Now in its third year, the pitch clock reduced from 3:04 (2022) to 2:40 (2023) with PitchCom.
The lowest average was 2:36 in 2024, the lowest since 1984.
Three games this year lasted 3:30+, a drop from 391 in 2021; 3 hours first topped in 2016.